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noun🔗ShareIn poker and other games, the contribution made by all players to the pot before dealing the cards."Before the poker game could begin, everyone had to put their ante in the pot. "gamebetbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo pay the ante in poker. Often used as ante up.""Before we start the card game, everyone needs to ante a dollar." "gamebetbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make an investment in money, effort, or time before knowing one's chances."He anteed a large sum of money to start his own business, even though he hadn't yet secured any investors. "businessfinancebeteconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading